PIRATE
Cheung Po Tsai
1783 - 1822

Cheung Po Tsai
Cheung Po Tsai (Chinese: 張保仔; born Cheung Po; 1783–1822) was a navy colonel of the Qing dynasty and a former pirate. "Cheung Po Tsai" literally means "Cheung Po the Kid". He was known to the Portuguese Navy as Quan Apon Chay during the Battle of the Tiger's Mouth. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cheung Po Tsai is the 26th most popular pirate (up from 27th in 2019), the 680th most popular biography from China (up from 712th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Pirate.
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Among PIRATES
Among pirates, Cheung Po Tsai ranks 26 out of 29. Before him are Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Samuel Bellamy, Edward England, Thomas Tew, Jean Lafitte, and Roche Braziliano. After him are Edward Low, Carlo Rambaldi, and Awilda.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPiet Pieterszoon Hein
1577 - 1629
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 20
Samuel Bellamy
1689 - 1717
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 21
Edward England
1685 - 1720
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 22
Thomas Tew
1649 - 1695
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 23
Jean Lafitte
1776 - 1826
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 24
Roche Braziliano
1630 - 1671
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 25
Cheung Po Tsai
1783 - 1822
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 26
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 27
Carlo Rambaldi
1925 - 2012
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 28
Awilda
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1783, Cheung Po Tsai ranks 27. Before him are Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Georgios Sinas, Julius Klaproth, Charles-Louis Havas, and Charles Julien Brianchon. After him are Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Nadezhda Durova, Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, Guglielmo Pepe, and Joaquina Vedruna de Mas. Among people deceased in 1822, Cheung Po Tsai ranks 24. Before him are Pierce Butler, Slimane of Morocco, Bathilde d'Orléans, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Dmitry Levitzky, and Sophie de Condorcet. After him are Platon Zubov, Józef Wybicki, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Edward Daniel Clarke, Kristjan Jaak Peterson, and Duke Eugen of Württemberg.
Others Born in 1783
Go to all RankingsConstantine Samuel Rafinesque
BIOLOGIST
1783 - 1840
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 21
Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 22
Georgios Sinas
BUSINESSPERSON
1783 - 1856
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 23
Julius Klaproth
EXPLORER
1783 - 1835
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 24
Charles-Louis Havas
WRITER
1783 - 1858
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 25
Charles Julien Brianchon
MATHEMATICIAN
1783 - 1864
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 26
Cheung Po Tsai
PIRATE
1783 - 1822
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 27
Frédéric de Lafresnaye
BIOLOGIST
1783 - 1861
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 28
Erik Gustaf Geijer
WRITER
1783 - 1847
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 29
Nadezhda Durova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1783 - 1866
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 30
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel
PHYSICIAN
1783 - 1856
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 31
Guglielmo Pepe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1783 - 1855
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 32
Joaquina Vedruna de Mas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1783 - 1854
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1822
Go to all RankingsPierce Butler
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1822
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 18
Slimane of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1822
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 19
Bathilde d'Orléans
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1822
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 20
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1822
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 21
Dmitry Levitzky
PAINTER
1735 - 1822
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 22
Sophie de Condorcet
WRITER
1764 - 1822
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 23
Cheung Po Tsai
PIRATE
1783 - 1822
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 24
Platon Zubov
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1822
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 25
Józef Wybicki
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1822
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 26
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
WRITER
1772 - 1822
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 27
Edward Daniel Clarke
BIOLOGIST
1769 - 1822
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 28
Kristjan Jaak Peterson
WRITER
1801 - 1822
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 29
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1758 - 1822
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 30
In China
Among people born in China, Cheung Po Tsai ranks 680 out of 1,610. Before him are Xu Wei (1521), Cheng Hao (1032), Salchak Toka (1901), Fou Ts'ong (1934), Li Yu (937), and Jin of Xia (null). After him are Zhong Shanshan (1954), Li Cheng (919), Mang of Xia (null), Xu Zhimo (1897), Cai E (1882), and Guo Zongxun (953).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsXu Wei
PAINTER
1521 - 1593
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 674
Cheng Hao
PHILOSOPHER
1032 - 1085
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 675
Salchak Toka
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1973
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 676
Fou Ts'ong
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2020
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 677
Li Yu
POLITICIAN
937 - 978
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 678
Jin of Xia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 679
Cheung Po Tsai
PIRATE
1783 - 1822
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 680
Zhong Shanshan
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 681
Li Cheng
PAINTER
919 - 967
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 682
Mang of Xia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 683
Xu Zhimo
WRITER
1897 - 1931
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 684
Cai E
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1916
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 685
Guo Zongxun
POLITICIAN
953 - 973
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 686
Among PIRATES In China
Among pirates born in China, Cheung Po Tsai ranks 2. Before him are Ching Shih (1775).